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No. 512,204. Patented Jan. 2,1894.

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MANOAH MILES, OF RUSSELL, KANSAS; MARTHA J. HAISE ADMINISTRATRIX OF SAIDMILES, DECEASED.

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SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 512,204, dated January2, 1894.

Application filed January 21, 1893- Serialllo. 459.164. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: arms are provided with inwardly-bent keep-Be it known that I, MANOAH MILES, a citiers 13, which embrace theflanges of the standzen of the United States, residing at Russell, ards.Each arm is further provided upon its in the county of Russell and Stateof Kansas, under side with a depending-pin 14 in line 5 haveinventedanew and useful Seat, of which with the line of perforations 3 of theflange the following is a specification. of the standard, so that aswill be obvious by My invention relates to improvements in firstdisengaging the arms and subsequently seats; the objects in view beingto provide a moving the back or seat sections upon their seat of thatclass comprising two swinging pivots the arms 12 may he slid over theup- IO members, that is a seat-section and a back-' per ends of thestandards and their pins ensection capable of being adjusted relativelygaged by any one of the perforations in the to each other, and to be soarranged or disflanges thereof. posed as to produce an ordinary seat ora re- By such a construction it will be seen that clining chair or seat.a person may adjust the back and seat with- 6 5 [5 The objects andadvantages of my invenout leaving the seat but while occupying the tion,together with the novel features thereof same; or, in case the seat isemployed for inwill be hereinafter described and particularly validpersons, the attendant may readily adpointed out in the claims. just thesame without removing the invalid Referring to the drawings:Figure 1 isa or causing any discomfort. 2o perspective vlew of a seat constructedin ac- The standards are connected by a crosscordance with my invention,the same being brace 15, and the same is provided at its opshown withthe foot-extension in position. posite ends with openings 16. In frontand Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view in rear of thecross-brace tie-rods 17 connect.

of the seat. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal the standards and serveto lend further rigid- 25 section through a portion of the seat and aity to the structure.

standard. Fig. 4 is a detail of one of the ad- 18 designates afoot-section, the side-bars justing-arms. of the frame of which, areextended to form Like numerals of reference indicate like slide bars19,which bars ride in the openings parts in all the figures of thedrawings. 16 formed in the cross-brace 15 and over 0 In practicingmyinvention I employ a pair the cross-rods 17. The foot-section whenexof opposite standards 1, which, in this intended forms a continuationof the seat-secstance, are provided with upper semicircular tion;whereupon by lowering the backacouch ends 2, each having a flange 3extending outis produced. Opposite pins 22 project from wardly, saidflange having at intervals perfothe standards and serve as ameans ofsupport 3 5 rations 4:. In the standards 1 at each side of for the seatand back-sections when lowered.

the center and eccentric with the upper curved I would state that I donot limit my invenends thereof, holes 5 are formed, and at the tion tothe precise details of construction illusinner sides of the standardsnear their upper trated and described,but hold thatI may vary edgesL-shaped brackets or keepers 2 are 10- the same to any extent and withinthe scope o 4o cated. of mechanical skill, Withouta departure from 6designates the back-section having the my invention as herein set forth.side-rails 7 and 8 designates the seat-section Having described myinvention, what I having similar rails 9. The inner ends of claim isthese rails 7 and 9 are pivoted to the stand- 1. In a seat, thecombination with opposite 5 5 ards by means of pins 10 that pass throughstandards, and intermediate pivoted seat and the perforations 5 and saidrails. back sections, independently pivoted to the Pivoted loosely, asat 11, to each of the sidestandards and at their adjacent ends of armsrails 7 and 9 are curved locking-arms 12, which pivoted to the seat andback -sections and are L-shaped in cross-section and designed to adaptedto move over the upper ends of the 50 loosely ride over the perforatedcurved flanges standards, perforations formed in the stand- 2 of thestandards. The outer edges of these ards, and pins depending from thearms for engaging the perforations, substantially as specified.

2. In a seat, the combination with the opposite standards, havingsemicircular ends forming Ways provided with perforated flanges andintermediate seat and baek-sections pivoted at their adjacent edgesbetween the standards, of arms L-shaped in cross-section for embracingthe standards and riding over the flanges thereof, said arms beingpivoted to the opposite sides of both the seat and back-sections, andprovided with pins for engaging the perforations of the flanges,substantially as specified.

3. In a seat, the combination with the 0pposite standards, having uppercurved ends

